Aunt Minnies Pulmo Flashcards
Swyer–James Syndrome
Surfactant Deficiency Disease.
Meconium Aspiration.
-Hyperinflation and coarse linear and nodular opacities throughout both lungs is typical of meconium aspiration.
Retained Lung Fluid.
-Linear opacities, central greater than peripheral particularly when radiating from the hila
-resolves within 72h of life
Bilateral Pneumothoraces in a Neonate.
Skin Fold
Pneumomediastinum
“ Angel wing” sign (*)
Umbilical venous catheter (arrowhead) enters at the umbilicus and extends cephalad, while the umbilical arterial catheter (arrow) extends caudal and then makes an acute angle and extends cephalad.
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)
The venous catheter (1) atrium. Enters IJV to RA
The arterial catheter (2) enters the common carotid artery and ends just above the aortic arch.
Congenital Pulmonary Airway Malformation
Type I: MC; >2cm
Mediastinal Bronchogenic Cyst
-round, well-defined masses that can occur in mediastinum or in the lung, usually centrally
-air within one suggests infection
Scimitar or Hypogenetic Lung Syndrome.
-abnormal drainage of a lobe to the IVC, hepatic vein, or left atrium.
Round Pneumonia
Croup
“steeple or pencil point sign.”
-epiglottis (*) is normal; aryepiglottic folds (arrowhead) which should be thin.
Bacterial Tracheitis
Bacterial Tracheitis
Epiglottitis.
The epiglottis (arrow) is broad and short. The aryepiglottic folds are thickened (*)